Abu Quhafa Uthman ibn Amir
أبو قحافة عثمان بن عامر
The father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq; an old, blind man who watched the Muslim army enter Mecca from Mount Abu Qubays and was brought by his son to the Prophet at Dhu Tuwa to profess Islam.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Converts and those who leaveThe elderly
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq; an elderly blind man who on the day of Mecca's conquest watched the army's arrival from Mount Abu Qubays with his daughter, until his son Abu Bakr led him to the Prophet at Dhu Tuwa to declare his Islam 1.
His conversion
Yahya ibn Ubbad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr relates from his father from his grandmother Asma' bint Abi Bakr: when Abu Quhafa sensed the army spreading, he came down with his younger daughter; Abu Bakr took his hand and brought him to the Prophet, who said: "why did you not leave the shaykh in his house until we came to him?" Abu Bakr said: "he has more right to walk to you than you to walk to him" 1.
The Prophet seated him, stroked his chest, and he became Muslim; he ordered the whiteness of his hair to be changed 1.
For young visitors
A blind elderly shaykh, the father of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. His son brought him to the Prophet to declare his Islam, and the Prophet welcomed him with every gentleness and warmth, honouring his great age.
Connections
- Parent of
- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Participated in
- The conversion of Abu Quhafa
People and things also explored
The conversion of Abu QuhafaThe Battle of BadrThe Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Abu Ubayda ibn al-JarrahSa'd ibn Abi WaqqasUmar ibn al-KhattabUthman ibn AffanMecca
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/48
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Quhafa Uthman ibn Amir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-quhafa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.